Which to use
“picture” and “posture” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #27,908
- “picture” frequency rank
- #8,756
- “posture” frequency rank
- 36664
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | picture | posture |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Image. | Attitude, situation où se tient le corps ; manière dont on tient son corps, sa tête, ses bras, ses jambes, etc. |
Where the eye mixes picture and posture
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence.
Why the eye confuses picture with posture
A purely visual mix-up. picture (\ˈpɪk.tʃɚ\) and posture (\pɔs.tyʁ\) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 36664, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
picture is recorded at frequency rank #27,908, classified as anoun, pronounced \ˈpɪk.tʃɚ\. posture is at rank #8,756, tagged as anoun, pronounced \pɔs.tyʁ\.
Glosses for this pair are partially populated in our dataset, but the full side-by-side definitions above should still guide you to the right choice.
With a confusion score of 36664, this pair ranks #268,022 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of picture vs posture
Shared letters: eprtu. Private to "picture": ci. Private to "posture": os.
"picture" · 7 letters · shape CVCCVCV · "posture" · 7 letters · shape CVCCVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "picture" for "posture" ever safe?
Which is more common, "picture" or "posture"?
Useful next steps
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "picture" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "posture" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #268,022 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "picture" and "posture" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "pictural vs picture". Nearby pair
- Recorded mistypes exist for at least one side of this pair, useful when a spell-checker or OCR lands on the wrong form. See mistypes
Confusion rank #268,022 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.